Not only the sound of the voice and way of talking, but the same condescending way of explaining things to one’s mental inferior, Philo to the police inspector, Mr. Peabody to Sherman.
I was so struck by it this week, I had to check that Philo was not voiced by Bill Scott (Mr. Peabody).
It makes me wonder if Philo was not an inspiriation for the Mr. Peabody character, much as Jeff Regan seems to be for Nick Danger.
I love the back-and-forth between Jeff Regan and Inspector Hellman.